How to say “pronunciation” in Chinese

发音

fāyīn

pronunciation; pronounce

verb · HSK 5 · topic “Learning and Language”

“Pronunciation” in Chinese is 发音, fā yīn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

发音 is read fā yīn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

fā — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

yīn — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

How to write it

发

fā — send, emit

Its second reading is fà, “hair”: in 头发 it sounds with the neutral tone, fa.

音

yīn — sound

On top, 立; below, 日.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “发音”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 发音. Tap the sound icon to listen.

你的发音很标准nǐdefāyīnhěnbiāozhǔnYour pronunciation is very accurate.
他们都笑我的发音，我很难过。tāmendōuxiàowǒdefāyīn,wǒhěnnánguòThey all laugh at my pronunciation; it makes me sad.
老师耐心地纠正我的发音lǎoshīnàixīndejiūzhèngwǒdefāyīnThe teacher patiently corrects my pronunciation.
请纠正我的发音qǐngjiūzhèngwǒdefāyīnPlease correct my pronunciation.
你要在发音上下功夫。nǐyàozàifāyīnshangxiàgōngfuYou need to work on your pronunciation.
我学了一年汉语，可是发音还是不好。wǒxuéleyìniánHànyǔ,kěshìfāyīnháishibùhǎoI've been studying Chinese for a year, but my pronunciation is still bad.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “pronunciation” in Chinese?

“Pronunciation” in Chinese is 发音, pinyin fāyīn.

What does 发音 mean?

发音 (fāyīn) means “pronunciation; pronounce”.

How do you write 发音?

发音 is 2 characters: 发 (fā) — send, emit; 音 (yīn) — sound. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 发音?

发音 is read fāyīn. Tones: fā — first tone, yīn — first tone. The page has an audio recording.

“pronunciation” in the lesson “Sounds and Letters”

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